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Rhinolophus Maclaudi
Maclaud's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus maclaudi'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to Guinea. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, caves and other subterranean habitats. It is one of five African microbat species to be listed as endangered by the IUCN. In 2013, Bat Conservation International listed this species as one of the 35 species of its worldwide priority list of conservation. It is threatened by habitat loss. Description They are a light chestnut in color.Hill, J. E. (1942). A new bat of the Rhinolophus philippinensis group from Mount Ruwenzori, Africa. American Museum of Natural History. This species has a noseleaf characterized by a forward-slanting sella that has heart-shaped, basal lobes that almost obscure the nostrils.Fahr, J., Vierhaus, H., Hutterer, R., & Kock, D. (2002). A revision of the Rhinolophus maclaudi species group with the description of a new species from West Africa (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Myotis, 40, 95-126 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugène De Pousargues
Eugène de Pousargues (21 October 1859 – 24 January 1901) was a French zoologist born in Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais). From 1885 he was an assistant to Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835–1900), and served as préparateur at the ''Laboratoire de Mammalogie'' of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. He died of septicaemia contracted when performing a dissection. He was the author of a treatise on mammals from the French Congo titled "''Étude sur les mammifères du Congo français''" (1897), and with Milne-Edwards, he was co-author of "''Le rhinopithèque de la vallée du Haut Mékong (rhinopithecus bieti, A. M.-E.)''", (The snub-nosed monkey from the valley of the Upper Mekong River; 1898). He also published scientific papers on Thorold's deer, the black-footed mongoose and on new gibbon and guenon species. An African carnivore known as Pousargues's mongoose, ''Dologale dybowskii'' (Pousargues, 1893), is named after him. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conakry
Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its population as of the 2014 Guinea census was 1,660,973. The current population of Conakry is difficult to ascertain, although the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs has estimated it at two million, accounting for one-sixth of the entire population of the country. History Conakry was originally settled on the small Tombo Island and later spread to the neighboring Kaloum Peninsula, a stretch of land wide. The city was essentially founded after Britain ceded the island to France in 1887. In 1885 the two island villages of Conakry and Boubinet had fewer than 500 inhabitants. Conakry became the capital of French Guinea in 1904 and prospered as an export port, particularly after a railway (now closed) to Kankan opened up t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinolophus Willardi
Willard's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus willardi'') is a newly described species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is endemic to a small area in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN Red List. Taxonomy The holotype was captured near a stream in a deep valley. The surrounding forest is dense and composed of tall trees about 40–50 m tall and had an open understory. It is part of the ''Rhinolophus maclaudi'' species group. The species epithet honours Dr. David Willard for his contribution to bat conservation. Habitat and distribution The species has only been recorded from two capture sites in the Misotschi-Kabogo highlands in the South Kivu province off the shore of Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika () is an African Great Lake. It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second-largest by volume, and the second-deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horseshoe Bats
A horseshoe is a fabricated product designed to protect a horse hoof from wear. Shoes are attached on the palmar surface (ground side) of the hooves, usually nailed through the insensitive hoof wall that is anatomically akin to the human toenail, although much larger and thicker. However, there are also cases where shoes are glued. Horseshoes are available in a wide variety of materials and styles, developed for different types of horse and for the work they do. The most common materials are steel and aluminium, but specialized shoes may include use of rubber, plastic, magnesium, titanium, or copper.Price, Steven D. (ed.) ''The Whole Horse Catalog: Revised and Updated'' New York:Fireside 1998 , pp. 84–87. Steel tends to be preferred in sports in which a strong, long-wearing shoe is needed, such as polo, eventing, show jumping, and western riding events. Aluminium shoes are lighter, making them common in horse racing where a lighter shoe is desired, and often facilitate certa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noack's Roundleaf Bat
Noack's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros ruber'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found throughout tropical Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, moist savanna, and caves and other subterranean habitats. Taxonomy The bat is also known by the synonyms ''H. centralis'' and ''H. niapu''. Description Newly molted individuals of the species are gray in color, but eventually turn orange, lost probably due to the presence of ammonia in roosts. Biology Some populations of the bat are partially diurnal, with daytime foraging, chases, and other activity observed in populations of ''H. ruber'' on the island of São Tomé. Diet The bat seems to hunt by detecting the fluttering of wings by moths to decide whether to attack. If a moth was not fluttering its wings, or stopped during an attack, the bat would terminate its approach. The bat also does not use sight or sound to detect fluttering of wings. This appears to be a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jones's Roundleaf Bat
Jones's roundleaf bat (''Hipposideros jonesi'') is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is endemic to southern West Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, savanna, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, rocky areas, and caves and other subterranean habitats. Taxonomy The holotype was collected by T. S. Jones of the Sierra Leone Department of Agriculture in Makeni in 1947. Upon further examination of the holotype at the British Museum by Hayman, it was recognized as a distinct species. The bat was subsequently named after T. S. Jones. It belong to the ''bicolor'' species group. Description It is a small microbat with a noseleaf and large ears. Both sexes are similar in appearance. It is grayish-brown with an orange phase. The hairs are fine, dense, and silky, and the mid-dorsal hairs are 10-11 mm in length. The dorsal pelage is grayish-brown to a dirty brown. The dorsal hairs are dark gray and gray at the tip. The ventral pel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dent's Horseshoe Bat
Dent's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus denti'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. The bat's natural habitats are dry savannah country and it roosts in caves and other subterranean habitats. Description Dent's horseshoe bat is a small species measuring about in length and weighing . The fur is long and silky, light brown or grey on the upper parts and paler underneath. The wings are brown with white margins. Ecology Dent's horseshoe bat is a colonial species which roosts in groups varying from a few individuals to over a hundred. The roosts are usually in cool, humid caves. The bats have the ability to enter a state of torpor under certain environmental conditions. The bats are insectivorous, feeding on a variety of soft-bodied insects caught on the wing at night. Little is known of the breeding habits of this bat, but they are likely to be similar to those of other '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rüppell's Horseshoe Bat
Rüppell's horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus fumigatus'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae found in Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, savanna, caves and other subterranean habitats. This species is quite common in parts of its range, and no specific threats have been recognised, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "Least-concern species, least concern". Description Rüppell's horseshoe bat is a small microbat, although fairly large for an African species. The upper parts have grey to greyish brown fur, each individual hair having a pale greyish-brown or greyish-fawn shaft with a blackish tip. The underparts are slightly paler than the dorsal pelage. The ears are small and the noseleaf has a sub-triangular lancet with slightly concave sides and a rounded tip. The horseshoe is about wide and approximately covers the muzzle. The wing membranes are dark brown to dark grey. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinean Horseshoe Bat
The Guinean horseshoe bat (''Rhinolophus guineensis'') is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitats are subtropical and tropical forests, moist savanna, caves, and other subterranean habitats. Taxonomy and etymology It was described by M. Eisentraut in 1960 as a new subspecies of the Lander's horseshoe bat with a trinomen of ''Rhinolophus landeri guineensis''. The holotype was collected near Kolenté, Guinea. In 1978, it was elevated to full species status. Description It is considered "medium-sized" for an African horseshoe bat. Its forearm length is and individuals weigh . Its dental formula is for a total of 32 teeth. Range and habitat Its range includes several countries in West Africa such as Ivory Coast, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. It is found in high elevations greater than above sea level. Conservation As of 2008, it is listed as an endangered species b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Large-eared Slit-faced Bat
The large-eared slit-faced bat (''Nycteris macrotis''), is a species of slit-faced bat which lives in forests and savannas throughout Africa. '' Nycteris vinsoni'' was once considered a synonym of ''N. macrotis'', but it became recognized as a separate species in 2004. Some, however, still consider ''N. vinsoni'' to be a subspecies of ''N. macrotis'', and consider ''N. macrotis'' a species complex In biology, a species complex is a group of closely related organisms that are so similar in appearance and other features that the boundaries between them are often unclear. The taxa in the complex may be able to hybridize readily with each oth .... Three subspecies have been identified: ''N. m. aethiopica'', ''N. m. luteola'', and ''N. m. macrotis''. References Bats of Africa Nycteridae Mammals described in 1876 Taxa named by George Edward Dobson {{bat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angolan Rousette
The Angolan fruit bat, Angolan rousette or Silky bat (''Myonycteris angolensis'') is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, moist savanna, and rocky areas. Taxonomy and etymology It was described in 1898 by Portuguese zoologist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage. Bocage initially placed it in the now-defunct genus ''Cynonycteris'', with a binomial of ''C. angolensis''. Its species name "''angolensis''" is Latin for "Angolan," likely in reference to the fact that the holotype was collected near Pungo Andongo in Angola. Description Its forearm length is and it weighs . Biology and ecology It is frugivorous. Consumed fruits include fruits of various trees, including fig trees, ''Anthocleista'', ''Milicia excelsa'', and '' Aden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
